Security Engineer, Spam and Abuse

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Security Engineer, Spam and Abuse to join our cybersecurity team. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, analyzing, and mitigating spam and abuse threats across our platforms, helping to protect our users, data, and infrastructure from harmful activities. Your insights and intelligence will play a critical role in shaping our defenses and ensuring the integrity of our systems. 
 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Threat Analysis and Detection: Monitor, detect, and analyze abuse-related threats impacting our platform, leveraging advanced tools and methodologies to identify emerging patterns. 

• Research and Intelligence Gathering: Stay updated on current spam and abuse trends and threat actor tactics. Engage with industry resources, threat intelligence feeds, and open-source intelligence (OSINT) to maintain a current abuse landscape. 

• Data Analysis: Use data analytics to analyze large datasets, identify malicious behaviors, and detect anomalies related to spam and abuse. Conduct investigations to understand threat actors’ methods and improve detection accuracy. 

• Reporting and Documentation: Generate detailed, actionable threat intelligence reports and provide timely, accurate documentation of abuse trends, incidents, and mitigation activities. 

• Collaboration and Cross-Functional Engagement: Work closely with internal teams, including engineering, security operations, and product development, to implement proactive measures against spam and abuse. Engage with external partners and information-sharing communities to share intelligence and best practices. 

• Tooling and Automation: Develop or recommend automated solutions to detect and mitigate spam and abuse efficiently. Participate in the evaluation and improvement of current tools and recommend new technologies as needed. 

• Threat Hunting: Actively participate in threat hunting exercises focused on abuse patterns and other malicious behaviors.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field; equivalent experience considered. 

• 3+ years of experience in a threat intelligence or cybersecurity role with a focus on security hands-on security operations.

• Strong development capabilities (e.g., Python, Go), big data (e.g. BigQuery, colab) and experience working on creating or refining detections at scale.

• Solid knowledge of common red teams or spam and abuse tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). 

• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. 

What We Offer: 
• Opportunity to work on a dedicated team focused on combating digital threats. 
• Access to professional development and continuous learning. 
• Comprehensive benefits package and competitive salary.

If you’re passionate about cybersecurity and protecting systems from abuse, we encourage you to apply and become a key player in our threat intelligence team.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!